1 bedroom retirement property for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Leasehold (107 years remaining)
- RETIREMENT FLAT
- ONE DOUBLE BEDROOM
- FIRST FLOOR APARTMENT
- JULIETTE BALCONY
- BATH
- EASY ACCESS TO TOWN
- COMMUNAL GARDENS
- CLOSE TO CROUCH STREET
- COUNCIL TAX BAND B £1609
- EPC RATING C
The Flat
The flat has been well maintained by the current owners and consists of an entrance hall which is of a good size with storage/airing cupboard, a door from here leads into the lounge/dining space with Juliette balcony. Double doors flow into the kitchen from the lounge, which benefits from a window providing light and ventilation. The kitchen is well equipped with fitted fan assisted electric oven, electric hob with filtration hood above, inset stainless steel sink and a freestanding fridge and freezer.
The bedroom is of a good size and benefits from a fitted double wardrobe with window and electric storage radiator. There is a separate bathroom off of the hallway with panelled bath with shower over, inset vanity wash hand basin and close couple WC.
Communal Areas
There is a communal lounge on the ground floor where regular events take place with the residents, there is also a separate communal laundry room and guest suite for family/friends coming to stay. The gardens are well appointed with a number of seating areas set over various terraced patios. A car parking area has a restricted number of space and is for residents only on a first come first served basis.
Located just outside the city centre in Colchester is the popular and modern development of Balkerne Heights granting easy access to restaurants, bars, the vast amounts of shops and the town streets are often lined with stalls on market days. For your entertainment there is the cinema, Mercury Theater, Arts Centre and the historical Castle and its parkland which often hosts many fetes and concerts. In just under one kilometer from the property is North Station with its direct railway links to Ipswich, Norwich and London Liverpool Street.
AGENTS NOTE:
Length of lease 125 years from 1st March 2005 - 107 years remaining.
Current Ground Rent £395.00 (fixed for the first 23 years) & Maintenance Charges £2940 - both yearly
HALL - 7'8'' x 6'10'' (2.3m x 2.1m)
LOUNGE - 19'7'' x 10'7'' (6m x 3.2m)
KITCHEN - 7'6'' x 7'5'' (2.3m x 2.3m)
BEDROOM - 15'10'' x 9'4'' (4.8m x 2.8m)
BATHROOM - 6'10'' x 5'7'' (2.1m x 1.7m)
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